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Geography
Test #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An imaginary line drawn around the earth; divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere. The earth's latitude | equator |
| The earth's 0 degree line of longitude; divides the earth in the eastern and western hemisphere | Prime Meridian |
| A circle showing the cardinal directions | compass rose |
| half of the earth either north, south, east or west | hemisphere |
| The angular distance off a place; measure north and south. The lines run east and west. Run parallel to the equator | latitude |
| The angular distance of east and west. The lines run north and south but are measured east and west. Run parallel to the prime meridian | longitude |
| List the 7 continents in order from largest to smallest | Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Antarctica, Australia |
| List the 5 oceans from largest to smallest | Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic |
| Largest continent | Asia |
| Smallest continent | Australia |
| Coldest continent | Anarctica |